Our current research indicates that adolescent mothers experience higher rates of depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period, as compared to older mothers and their nonpregnant peers, rates of depression estimated to be between 16% and 44% in adolescent mothers.
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Our current research indicates that adolescent mothers experience higher rates of depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period, as compared to older mothers and their nonpregnant peers, rates of depression estimated to be between 16% and 44% in adolescent mothers.